201 team participated to FIAP World Cup 2017 from 41 countries with 4020 works.

Sille Sanat Sarayı team won the FIAP Mention award in the 8th place. We would like to thank all of our members who have contributed to the success of our team and contributed their photographs to the formation of the Sille Sanat Sarayı team.

Sille Sanat Sarayı won the FIAP Gold Medal in the FIAP World Cup competitions in 2012 and the FIAP Mention award in the year 2015.

We completed the fifth step of 2017 in the photo competitions we organized every two months among Sille Sanat Sarayı members.

Mr. Behiç GÜNALAN was the judge of our competition. Subject of this cometition was "MIRROR".

51 members participated with 169 photographs. Özlem GÜN BİNGÖL won first prize and Sille Sanat Sarayı Gold Medal in the contest. The second prize winner is Ekrem ŞAHİN and the third prize winner is Savaş ŞENER. Hakan BAHÇECİ won the Behiç GÜNALAN Special Award. In addition, 17 photographs were selected for exhibition.

We would like to thank Mr. Behiç GÜNALAN who made our judge and all our participated members.

Members of the Sille Art Palace are entitled to receive their new titles with the scores they have received for their work in the field of photography arts and for their participation in activities within our community.

In 2017, 25 of our members had a new title.

You can find more information about Sille Art Palace titles at www.sillesanat.com.

We congratulate our members for their new titles and wish them success in their future work.

We completed the fourth step of 2017 in the photo competitions we organized every two months among Sille Sanat Sarayı members.

Mr. John LAW was the judge of our competition. Subject of this cometition was "HAPPINESS". 57 members participated with 212 photographs. Mr. Arif MİLETLİ won first prize and Sille Sanat Sarayı Gold Medal in the contest. The second prize winner is Mrs. Derya YAZAR and the third prize winner is Mrs. Özlem GÜN BİNGÖL. In addition, 22 photographs were selected for exhibition.

We would like to thank John LAW who made our judge and all our participated members.

“Seyit Ali Ak Cup” is organized by Sille Sanat Sarayı (SSS) to promote “photo show” contests that are considerably limited throughout photographic world, to increase communication between photographic associations/clubs, to encourage SSS members for photo generation with certain discipline and to commemorate Seyit Ali Ak.

Welcome to “SSS - Seyit Ali Ak Cup”, where photo shows will run against each other prepared with photographs shot, with project reasoning instead of single shot portfolios. A cup organized by SSS with complete success history over national and international photo competitions.

INTRODUCTION TO “SSS - SEYİT ALİ AK CUP”:

· SSS Seyit Ali Ak Cup will be organized annually.

· Participation to SSS - Seyit Ali Ak Cup is open to SSS members only.

· Participants can only submit “photo shows” (no single photographs).

· Theme of Photo Shows; Free (color or B&W).

· Photo shows received with technical details explained at page 2 will be judged by 3 jury members.

· The judges will be selected from different photo clubs in different cities of Turkey and will be replaced each year.

· Each show, during evaluation, will receive scores between “1 to 10” (1 stands for poor and 10 stands for best) from each jury member.

· Photo shows will be evaluated according to b\m score criteria;

First round; total 18 points and above over 30 points,

Second round; total 21 points and above over 30 points,

Third round; total 24 points and above over 30 points, will be evaluated as “successful” in that year (tour\round).

· Duration of the photo shows for all rounds is minimum 4 minutes and maximum 6 minutes.

· The participant will have 30 seconds of plus or minus duration buffer (example; for a photo show of 6 minutes, the total duration can be maximum 6 minutes and 30 seconds and for a photo show of 4 minutes the duration can be minimum 3 minutes and 30 seconds).

· Each year/round, “successful” participants will receive a plaque.

· Participants with a history of 3 (three) “successful” photo show score will be rewarded with “SSS - SEYİT ALİ AK CUP”.

· Participants have the right to “pause” their application to cup for 1 year, during 3 cup rounds.

· In case Participant’s photo show will not be evaluated as “successful” that year, previously earned “successful” scores will not be lost. Participants only loose that round (example; a participant with a success score for 2 consecutive year applies for the third round and he is scored as “unsuccessful”. This participant has the right to apply for the third round again the next coming year and if he is scored as “successful” then he will be rewarded with the Cup).

· Applying for the cup and losing the round due to score will not be regarded as “pause”.

· Each year successful photo shows will be presented to guests at SSS during award ceremony and later on at photography associations/clubs in Turkey in line with time restrictions and availability of the programs.

· Participants cannot submit photo shows with the same theme more than once.

· Participation to Cup is on “individual” basis. Group participations are not accepted.

· Participation to Cup is free of charge.

PARTICIPATION:

Participation to SEYİT ALİ AK CUP is open to all SSS members except Jury, “SSS - Seyit Ali Ak Cup Organization Committee” members and their immediate family.

o The show can be prepared with or without music/audio, with or without speech, slow or speedy in line with the Participant’s fancy, preferences, flow and choices.

o The duration of photo shows for all rounds excluding +/-30 seconds of buffer time is between 4 to 6 minutes. With the buffer, the length of the photo shows can only be between 210 and 390 seconds.

o Participants may use text (informatics) slides, header or footer information, music/audio, Photo Show’s title at the beginning / inside / at the end of the show. In case of preparing the show with “music”, artist and title information should be included at the show. Participant’s name and surname cannot be used inside the show or as a file name.

o Photo shows will be evaluated by the jury with projections having 1920 x 1080 pixel screen resolution and should be prepared accordingly. Format of the show files sent can only be; avi, mpg, mpeg, mp4, mov, wmv or exe (for participants using Proshow program).

APPLYING:

· The photo show file name should be; “nickname-name of the show”. Example; “012345-bridges”.

· Last page of this document, “The Application Form”, should be filled, signed and sent together with photo show file. The file name should be; “nickname-applicationform”. Example; “012345-applicationform”.

· One photograph chosen from the show will also be added to send files, in jpg format and the title of the show will be written over this photograph. Technical details of this file; short side minimum 2.000 pixels, at 300 dpi, with highest quality, jpg format. The file name should be; “nickname-referencephoto.jpg”. Example; “012345-referencephoto.jpg”.

· Applicants are free to send a file in word format giving details about their project / show / theme. The file name should be; “nickname-information.doc”. Example; “012345-information.doc”. This document is not mandatory but will be helpful for the evaluation.

· Photo show file, application form, one sample photo with shows name written on it in jpg format, word document giving basic details of the theme (not mandatory) will be zipped (with winzip or winrar) and sent via WeTransfer to; sillesanat@yahoo.com . This is the only means of participation.

JUDGING:

· All photo shows will be judged by 3 judges.

· Each photo show will receive scores between 1 and 10 (1 being poor, 10 being best score) from each judge.

· At the end of judging, scores of all judges will be added up and photo shows that match success scores at “Introduction” section of this document will pass the tour in that round/tour of SSS - SEYİT ALİ AK CUP.

OTHER:

· The files of the participants with unsuccessful scores will be deleted from records under supervision of SSS Competition Committee.

· There is no restriction related to manipulation or digital processing of photographs used inside the shows.

· SSS will have the right to share and use the photo shows and reference photos for promoting, publicity and training purposes together with the name of the owner of the photo show and reference photo through his web site or other media. By applying for the cup, participants confirm and irrevocably agree that they will not and cannot claim anything else other than the plaque and/or the cup award against use of their photo show and reference photo by SSS as per details written here.

· Participants can not apply for the cup with the same project theme of themselves that scored successful, previously. This will be considered as tainting.

· There is no restriction for the use of any photographs that are part of the photo shows with previously earned awards or acceptances through national and/or international competitions.

· Applicants can enter the cup with photo shows with awards or acceptances from other competitions organized before.

· Applicants confirm that all photographs used inside photo show are his works and that necessary permissions are granted.

· In case of fraud or any tainting (nonconformity with application rules), SSS has the right to ask any award or cup back, once it is proved.

· Since SSS - SEYIT ALI AK CUP will be repeating annually, it is important for the applicants to read the “SSS - SEYIT ALI AK CUP INTRODUCTION” section carefully.

· All or a portion of successful Photo Shows’ presentation will join audience in line with the agenda and availability of the programs during award ceremony at SSS - salons and other photo club/association salons. Programs to be distributed later.

· SSS members will get 3 points for their participation to be used for SSS Distinctions. They will also get 10 points/round to be used in their score cards for SSS Distinctions for the first and second rounds of SEYIT ALI AK CUP in case their photo shows score as “successful”. For the CUP AWARD, an additional 20 points can be used for SSS Distinctions.

· Participants applying for SSS SEYIT ALI AK CUP are considered to accept all of the rules mentioned in this document unconditionally.

Sille Sanat Sarayı is organizing this cup for the support of “Short Video” production from a photographer's perspective ,which is getting more popular in these days. Also an other category “Photo Series” is added to the cup for supporting the pre-planned and long-term photography works as well as encouraging the production of photography with the dicipline in the members.

Above all, Sille Sanat Sarayı is organizing this prestigous cup for the SSS Honorary Member Yurdagül Özsavaşçı who was passed away in 2017 to keep her memory alive.

Beside organizing many national and international photography contests, welcome to the launch of “SSS – Yurdagül Özsavaşçı Cup (YÖK) – 2018” which will be based on project works rather than the individually produced photographs.

SSS - YÖK GENERAL INTRODUCTION:

 SSS - YÖK will be held annually, once a year.

 Only the Sille Sanat Sarayı members can participate to the SSS - YÖK contest.

 Participants will be able to apply in two different categories.

Category 1 - “ Short Video ”

In this category, applications should be captured from a photographer's perspective with the subject integrity is expected from the participants.

The submitted video must have a minimum duration of 1 minute and a maximum duration of 3 minutes with full HD (1920x1080 px) resolution at least. The format can be (.avi), (.mov) or (.mp4).

The jury will consider the documentary, fictional and creative values of the videos as well as photographic visual values.

Category 2 - “ Photo Series ”

For this category, you are requested to submit a series of photographs on the same subject matter. The number of permitted photographs is minimum 5 and maximum 10 photographs.

Submitted photos must be in JPEG format, with high quality and resolution and the minimum of the shortest edge should be no less than 2000 pixel and the quality no less than 300dpi to be suitable for publication.

With the photos, a description file (preferably) is awaited, briefly summarizing the subject.

 For both of the categories, the theme is “Open” ( Color or B&W).

 Three successful participants (in each category separately) will be awarded with the Sille Sanat Sarayı YÖK Cup trophy each year.

 Successful participants will not be able to apply in the following years. Other participants may apply on an annual basis.

 Each year, successful short videos and photo series will be shown in SSS halls and photo societies, along with awards ceremony.

 SSS – YÖK is open for only individual participation (not open to group participation) and participation is free.

PARTICIPATION:

Except the Jury / Members of the Selective Committee, SSS - YÖK Regulatory Committee members and their relatives; this contest is open to all members of the Sille Sanat Sarayı.

 Subject; Free

 Technicial Specifications;

o There is no general rule for video presentation. Participants are expected to show their photographic perspective and style to their short video works.

o In the Short Video category, it can be presented slowly or quickly, with or without speech, with or without music, within the participant's own choise.

o The total duration is limited to minimum 1 minute to maximum 3 minutes. Participation outside of this will not be evaluated.

o Name of the work, related information, or music may be used at the beginning or end of the short video or where the participant chooses. In case of using music, the name of the artist and his work must be included in the presentation. The participant's name can not be shown in the video content.

o The short videos will be watched on a projected surface at a resolution of 1920 x 1440 pixels connected to a PC. This should be taken into consideration.

o In the “Photo Series” category, you are requested to submit a series of photographs on the same subject matter. The number of permitted photographs is minimum 5 and maximum 10 photographs.

o Submitted photos must be in JPEG format, with high quality and resolution and the minimum of the shortest edge should be no less than 2000 pixel and the quality no less than 300dpi.

o Each participant must give a name to the portfolio they are applying for.

SENDING WORKS:

 The name to be given to the "Short Video" work; "Nickname-video name". For example; "012345- bridges".

 To participate in the "Photo Series" category, the prepared photographs must be collected in a folder and named as the portfolio. The name to be given to each of the photos in the folder will be "nickname-sequence number". For example; "012345-1, 012345-2 .... etc"

 The form must be completed on the last page of this sheet and must be attached to the submit. The name of the fileshould be;” Nickname-participation form ". For example, "012345-participation form".

 The works, participation form and (if any) information document will be sent to sillesanat@yahoo.com via "WeTransfer". It is recommended that all files should be compressed and send with "winzip" or "winrar" programs.

EVALUATION:

 All applications will be evaluated by a 3-person jury.

 The Jury will award a score of 1-10 (1 lowest, 10 highest) for each participant when making the evaluation.

 After the jury completes their work, the participants' points will be collected and the applicants who are successful will be identified at the SSS YURDAGÜL ÖZSAVAŞÇI Cup according to the specified score table at the SSS - YÖK General Information section.

OTHER MATTERS:

 Unsuccessful applicants will be destroyed under the supervision of the SSS committee.

 There are no restrictions on the processing of video and photographs to be used in the application with various digital processing programs.

 The rights to use short videos and photos that are successful in the cup will be owned by the owner of the works and SSS for educational purposes. Participants expressly accept, declare and undertake that they will not claim any copyright or claims other than the Award / Cup / Plaque given for the videos and photos used in this manner. The SSS will be able to share videos and photos in various publications or on the media by specifying the owner's name.

 Participants who are successful in the cup will not be able to rejoin the SSS-YÖK competitions to be held in the following years.

 There are no restrictions on the videos and photographs to be included in the applications are awarded or exhibited in national or international competitions.

 The Participant accepts, declares and undertakes that the work it has sent to the competition is wholly owned by it and that the necessary permits have been received.

 The rewards, titles and all other gains they have obtained from the participants who are deemed to have acted outside of this declaration and acceptance shall be withdrawn.

 Presentations of successful works and awards ceremony will be held at the meeting of members of SSS which will be announced later.

 Members who are successful in the cup are eligible for use in their SSS titles; 3 points for applicants, +10 for "Short Video" category and +10 points for "Photo Series" category due to award winning.

 The contestants participating in the SSS-YÖK shall be deemed to have accepted all the particulars mentioned.

Jury meeting of Seyit Ali Ak Cup that is open for participation of Sille Sanat sarayı members conducted between 4th. and 5th. of August 2017 at Sille.

Jury members Mr. Zeynel AYDIN (President of the Board of İZFAK), Mr. Hürriyet AKIN (President of the Board of BÜFOD) and Mr. Koray OLŞEN (President of the Board of AFSAD) evaluated 44 photography slide shows of Sille Sanat Sarayı members participating to this event. Mr. Burak ŞENBAK, responsible for Seyit Ali Ak Cup on behalf of Sille Sanat Sarayı was also present during the jury meeting and below results were achieved.

Mrs. Mine Evren ERTUĞRUL (İstanbul) with “Angels of the Earth” and Mr. Ergün KARADAĞ (Şanlıurfa) with “A Migration and what is left behind” who were on the final round have won the “first” Seyit Ali Ak Cup in 2017.

MİNE EVREN ERTUĞRUL - ANGELS OF THE EARTH

ERGÜN KARADAĞ - A MIGRATION AND WHAT IS LEFT BEHIND

We congratulate both our members and wish them success for their future projects.

Award Ceremony will take place in Alanya during Sille Sanat Sarayı Members’ Meeting between 28-29 October 2017.

NAME LIST OF MEMBERS WHO WILL PARTICIPATE FOR FINAL TOUR IN 2018:

Adem AĞUŞ - ISPARTA

Ahmet ÇETİNTAŞ - BURSA

Arif MİLETLİ - BURSA

Barış BARLAS - İZMİR

Emre BOSTANOĞLU - KOCAELİ

Fatma DEMİR - İSTANBUL

Günel GÜLDAĞI - KAYSERİ

Okan YILMAZ - KÜTAHYA

Savaş ŞENER - MERSİN

Sema DEMİRKOL - MERSİN

Tijen EROL - KKTC

NAME LIST OF MEMBERS WHO WILL PARTICIPATE FOR SECOND TOUR IN 2018:

Ahmet ÇAĞLAR - MUĞLA

Buket ÖZATAY - KKTC

Cahit TAŞKIRAN - KKTC

Derya YAZAR - NEVŞEHİR

Ender BAYINDIR - ANTALYA

Ercüment ERSOY - ADANA

Evrim SÖNMEZ - SİNOP

Fatma AKIN - İZMİR

Hulki MURADİ - MERSİN

Masis ÜŞENMEZ - İSTANBUL

Mustafa TOR - ADANA

Nazmi BAYGUTOĞLU - ANTALYA

Nguyen Vu PHUOC - VİETNAM (VIET NAM)

Rajdeep BISWAS - HİNDİSTAN (INDIA)

Selma DEMİRKOL - MERSİN

Selma ORANSAY - İSTANBUL

Tahsin ALTINOK - MERSİN

Tayfun KEÇECİOĞLU - ANKARA

Ünsal ÖDEMİŞ - İSTANBUL

Yusuf DÜNDAR - DENİZLİ

We appreciate to all of our members who participated to Seyit Ali Ak Cup with their works.

We completed the third step of 2017 in the photo competitions we organized every two months among Sille Sanat Sarayı members.

Mr. Prof. Dr. Ali Muhammet Bayraktaroğlu was the judge of our competition. Subject of this cometition was "ROAD". 76 members participated with 286 photographs. Mrs. Özlem Gün BİNGÖL won first prize and Sille Sanat Sarayı Gold Medal in the contest. The second prize winner is Mr. Ömer ŞAHİN and the third prize winner is Mr. Yüksel AÇIKGÖZ. Ercüment ERSOY's photograph won Ali Muhammet BAYRAKTAROĞLU special prize. In addition, 25 photographs were selected for exhibition.

We would like to thank Ali Muhammet BAYRAKTAROĞLU who made our judge and all our participated members.

First competition for our members is over. Mr. Ömer Yağlıdere was the judge of the cometition with subject "Reverse Light". 115 members participated to the first competition with 440 photographs.

As you know, previous years we selected 12 photographs for acceptances. This year we decided to select %10 of all participated images for acceptances. So, for this competition there will be 44 fotographs for acceptances included awarded photos. Mr. Ömer Yağlıdere decided to select four photographs for special award.

We appreciate to Mr. Ömer Yağlıdere and to our members whom participated to this competition. And congratulaions to awarded and accepted members.

Points are as like below at the end of first competition that will carry our members to the big award at the end of the year and to Sille Sanat Sarayı Cup.